tantalum caps in The Rat

[jtn191]

Hi, I heard from a builder I admire that he used "all tantalum caps except for the 100uF in the power supply" in his Rat. I want to do the same but I've never used tantalums before...as I understand it, they're polar...and C12 should remain electrolytic when using this layout http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=41884&g2_serialNumber=1

[jimmybjj]

I'll share my thoughts until someone with more knowledge comes along    tantalums are polar, generally the positive side goes to the higher voltage side. You might want to read though this thread concerning use of tantalums over electrolytics and visa versa.

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=91147.0

[jtn191]

yeah I've heard about mojo debates...but when push comes to shove, I wanna make a pedal that sounds this good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKeeY282VUY